Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Home Made Kazoku
MICRO (Small MC)
KURO (Medium MC)
U-ICHI (Large DJ)
Sunday Afternoon Concert
Official Website
Check out some of their tunes on YouTube
See a special greeting from the guest!
Otakon is pleased to welcome Home Made Kazoku as our Sunday musical act.
Home Made Kazoku, a unique hip-hop group known for their upbeat music, are making their U.S. debut this summer at Otakon 2010. Anime fans may know their music best through their single "Thank You!!" which is the ending theme song to the smash-hit animation series Bleach. They have also done music for Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven and Naruto.
The group's May 2004 debut from Ki/oon Records /Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. won acclaim as the best upcoming artist of the year on the Japanese music scene. Micro is widely referred to as a “soul rapper” because of his husky, powerful voice. Kuro adds a deep, whispering rap which gives life to the lyrics. Combined with U-Ichi’s DJ skills, their positive, heartwarming music has caught many listeners’ ears.
Vocalists Micro and Kuro are originally from the United States. Micro spent a part of his childhood in Kentucky, while Kuro lived in Chicago until he was 12.
Their first full-length album, Rock the World, achieved #5 on the Oricon national chart, with over 300,000 sales, and spent an amazing two months in the Best20s.
Home Made Kazoku created a buzz with their tracks featured as theme songs on many hit anime series, such as Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven (“Shonen Heart”), NARUTO (“Shooting Star”). Their third album, Thank You!!, hit #5 on the Oricon chart.
Following their fourth album, Home, which includes the lead track “No Rain No Rainbow” (the theme song of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: The Movie, “Kizuna”), Home Made Kazoku headlined their first tour in Japan, including a sold-out show at the Budokan in front of more than 10,000 fans.
This March, their fifth album, Circle, was released in Japan, and their U.S. debut EP (digital only) will be coming this summer.
